Joseph Habersham papers, 1769-1802.

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Joseph Habersham papers, 1769-1802.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79874669

This collection consists of an account book and personal letters. The account book is most likely that of Joseph Clay or James Habersham, Jr., as Joseph Habersham was in England, 1768-1771 and the book is dated 1769 and 1780. The letters are to Joseph Habersham's wife, Isabella, stating he and Mr. Clay will arrive soon to move the women, to Pierce Butler regarding the need to hand Butler over to the Sheriff, from John Habersham with family news and the need to remove Mr. Lange from the Post Office, from Thomas Jefferson offering Habersham the office of Treasurer of the U.S., and to Abraham Baldwin with his reasons for resigning as Postmaster General. The collection also contains a photograph of a silhouette of Joseph Habersham.

1 folder (.10 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8237337

Georgia Historical Society

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Habersham, Joseph, 1751-1815

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Joseph Habersham (July 28, 1751 – November 17, 1815) was an American businessman, Georgia politician, soldier in the Continental Army, and Postmaster General of the United States. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he attended preparatory schools and Princeton College and became successful merchant and planter. Habersham was a member of the council of safety and the Georgia Provincial Council in 1775 and a major of a battalion of Georgia militiamen and subsequently a colonel in the 1st Georgia Regime...

Habersham, John, 1754-1799

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John Habersham (December 23, 1754 – December 17, 1799) was an American merchant, planter, and soldier from Georgia. Born at Beverly Plantation in Chatham County in the Province of Georgia, Habersham completed preparatory studies and later attended Princeton College before engaging in mercantile pursuits. He served in the Revolutionary War as first lieutenant and brigade major of the First Georgia Continental Regiment and was twice taken as a prisoner of war. In the 1780s, Habersham owned Bona...

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Clay, Joseph, 1741-1804

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Merchant, Revolutionary officer, and member of the Continental Congress; from Savannah, Ga. From the description of Papers, 1767-1800. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20649203 Businessman, army officer, and U.S. Continental Congress delegate from Georgia. From the description of Joseph Clay correspondence, 1794. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453625 Joseph Clay (1741-1804) came to Savannah from England in 1760. He was a planter engaged i...